Investigation of Flow Coefficients in Liquid Propulsion Components & Systems
Faculty Mentor Name
Daniel Dannelley
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
The ERAU H2O flow project is developing a test stand which can be used to research the flow characteristics of liquid rocket engine injectors, valves, and associated hardware. These fl ow characteristics, such as discharge coefficients and injector spray patterns, need to be known and optimized in order to successfully hot-fire a liquid rocket engine. This component level test stand will also allow propulsion groups to acceptance test hardware before installing it in the hot-fire test stand, allowing groups to catch failures before they could potentially cause significant damage. These objectives originated from problems encountered by the former capstone, Mercury Propulsion, and E-Prize group, 45kBiProp.
- POSTER PRESENTATION
- IGNITE AWARD
Location
ERAU - Prescott, AZ; AC1-Atrium, 11 am - 3 pm | Eagle Gym, 7 - 9 pm
Start Date
3-29-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
3-29-2019 9:00 PM
Investigation of Flow Coefficients in Liquid Propulsion Components & Systems
ERAU - Prescott, AZ; AC1-Atrium, 11 am - 3 pm | Eagle Gym, 7 - 9 pm
The ERAU H2O flow project is developing a test stand which can be used to research the flow characteristics of liquid rocket engine injectors, valves, and associated hardware. These fl ow characteristics, such as discharge coefficients and injector spray patterns, need to be known and optimized in order to successfully hot-fire a liquid rocket engine. This component level test stand will also allow propulsion groups to acceptance test hardware before installing it in the hot-fire test stand, allowing groups to catch failures before they could potentially cause significant damage. These objectives originated from problems encountered by the former capstone, Mercury Propulsion, and E-Prize group, 45kBiProp.
- POSTER PRESENTATION
- IGNITE AWARD